Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Ricardo Villarreal

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 28
Filing address
San Antonio, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
VILLARREAL, RICARDO
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the 2026 district highlighted

Texas, District 28

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 28ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2TX21185 · Principal campaign committee: TEXANS FOR RICARDO VILLARREAL

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Texas District 28$67,966.70Lost primary
2021–2022U.S. House · Texas District 21$47,924.69Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
Total raised$67,966.70
Total spent$46,437.21
Cash on hand$21,529.49
Debts owed by the campaign$58,830.74
Loans from the candidate$58,830.74

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $9,135.96Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $58,830.74
  • Individual contributions$9,135.9613%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$58,830.7487%

Self-funding: $58,830.74 (87% of money raised): $0.00 given and $58,830.74 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$4,335.9647%
  • Contributions over $200$4,800.0053%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$4,300.0090%
  • Itemized from other states$500.0010%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$57K$0 YEAR-END: raised $56,726.83YEAR-END: spent $5,618.47PRE-PRIMARY: raised $7,372.04PRE-PRIMARY: spent $21,556.31APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $3,867.83APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $19,262.43JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.002025-122026-022026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 28, 2026 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ricardo Villarreal (D)$67,966.70$21,529.492026-09-30
Henry R. Cuellar (D)$2,992,065.01$1,050,094.072026-09-30
Tano Tijerina (R)$1,778,797.59$214,229.682026-09-30
Juan Esparza (R)$32,403.99$0.002025-08-13

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLean DDecember 9, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsTilt DAugust 28, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DDecember 10, 2025

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DCCCOctober 7–13, 2026536 (LV)± 4.2%Henry Cuellar 54% · Tano Tijerina 34%
Public Policy Research/Texas Southern UniversityAugust 18–22, 2026600 (LV)± 4.0%Henry Cuellar 45% · Tano Tijerina 34%
Pulse Science Decision (R)June 21–23, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Henry Cuellar 38% · Tano Tijerina 46%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TEXANS FOR RICARDO VILLARREAL.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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